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No. 512,890. PatentedJaJn. 16, 1894.

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Patented Jan. 16, 1894.

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THOMAS MOORE, OF,,oltinvitrnvit, WYOMING, ASSIGNOR OF lONE-HALF To LEOPOLD KABIS, OF SAME PLAOE.

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SPECIFICATION formingfpart of Letters Patent No. iaeeo, dated January 16, 1894.

i Appnmion'inea May' 18,1893. Serin m4746130. (No man.) l

To a/ZZ whom t matt/ concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS MOORE, of the city of Cheyenne, Laramie county, and State of Wyoming, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tents, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompany o passed throughthe iianges of both plates.

ing drawings, forming a part hereof.

Myinvention relates to improvements in tents and consists in the novel construc- -tion, combination and arrangement of parts.

claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved tent which shall be ,very convenient and comfortable for the occupantduring cold or wet weather, simple in `construction and of reasonable cost.

My improved tent is especially adapted for military uses. Y

In the drawings: Figure lis a perspective `view of a tent embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of same. Fig. 3 is adetail section, showing portions of the metallic cap and kconnecting parts, with the ventilating valve in a closed position. Fig. 4 is a similar view to the last, with the ventilating valve open. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional elevation of my combined pole and stove pipe, and connections. Fig. 6 is ansectional plan View taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 5.` Fig. 7

is a detail elevation of one of the Ventilating valves and connections, enlarged.

1 indicates the roof ofl the tent and 2 the vertical sides thereof. These'arepreferably made of canvas and provided withA the usual guy ropes 3 and pegs 4 for securing them to the ground in setting the tent.

The tent may be made of any desired size.

The roof of the tent is preferably conical and is provided with a conical cap 5 made up of two separate metallic plates 6 and 7, each having a central aperture 8 and registering apertures 9 located one upon each side of said central aperture, through which pass wire cables or chains 10-437 for a purpose hereinafter mentioned. The metallic plate 7 is of smaller diameter than the plate 6.( Each of these plates is provided with a downwardly extending marginal iange 11, and the smaller plate is located within and beneath the larger 'than the diameter of said pole.

plate with thewupper surface of the smaller vplate in contact with the lower surface of the larger plate, and the upper edge 12 of the material of which the roof of the tent is composed is located between the adjacent iianges 11 of both plates and is securely clamped'between them by means of rivets or boltsy 13 (See Fig. 4.) The combined stove pipe and pole projects upward through the central aperture 8 formed in the cap 5.

The inner and outer surfaces of the roo'f of the tent at points adjacent the metallic cap,

are covered by -means of sheets of asbestus or other -fire proof material 14. These protecting sheets of asbestus extend downward from said cap a considerable distance, as shown in Fig. 1. They form a very effective protection against burning or scorching of the roof of the tent at points closely adjacent the Stove pipe, and against sparks. The plates which compose the cap may be made of either sheet or cast metal in any proper manner. j

l5 indicates a tubular pole, which is constructed to act both as a pole and as an outlet for the products of combustion from the stove 16. The tubular pole 15 is preferably made in two separate sections'16 and 17 of suitable length and diameter for the purpose required. It will be'observed that the said pole extends upward and engages the central opening 8 of the metallic cap, and terminates at its lower end a distance above the ground, so that the stove 16 may or may not be used. The lower end of said pole is supported by means hereinafter described.l Loosely mounted upon the upper end of the upper section 16 of the pole is a spark arrester 18 having its upper end open and of greater diameter A wire netting or a sheet of other reticulated material 19 is secured across-the upper, end of said spark arrester, the marginal edge of said sheet engaging holes 2O formed in the wall of the spark arrester adjacent lits upper end. A short pipe 21 is fixed withingthe spark arrester, so that its upper' end projects free therein a distance above the lower end thereof. The body of the spark arrester 18 tapers downward so that its diameter at the lower Ioo end corresponds tothe diameter 'of the pipe the pole loosely engages the interior of the pipe 21, so that the dead sparks which accul' mulate in the annular space 22 around the pipe 21 may be removed `from time to time. The metallic cap rests upon the collar erprojection 23 located upon the upper section 16 of the pole at a point adjacent its upper end. A similar collar 24.- is located upon the lower section 17 adjacent its upper end and when the pole` is in position the lower terminal of the upper section rests in contact with this collar upon the lower section. The lower end of the spark arrester 18 rests in contact with the upper surface of the metallic cap 5 during operation. This construction prevents the spark arrester and the sections of the pole from settling downward, and yet permits each of said parts to be detachable and separable at will.

The combined pole and. pipe should of course be made of sheet metal of sufficient thickness to support the weight of the tent. The lower end ot' the pole is preferably su pported upon a tripod, with the lower terminal of the lower section 17 in contact with a vertical flange 25 formed upon the head 26 of said tripod. This head is provided with a central aperture 27 through which passes loosely a joint of 4pipe 2S. The lower end of this joint of pipe connects with the stove 16 while the upper end loosely engages within the lower section 17 of the pole. The pipe 2S does not act to support the weight of the tent to any degree, as its upper portion engages the section 17 telescopically, and it may be removed at any time, as may also the stove. This is clearly shown in Fig. 5.

29 indicates the legs of the tripod, each of which is provided with a perforated upper end or eye 30, and has its lower end provided with a foot 31 having a considerable area which engages the ground and prevents the leg from sinking into the earth when the weight of the tent is placed upon it. The feet 3l may be secured tothe legs in any preferred manner. The head 26 of the tripod is provided with sockets 32 and perforated projecting ears 33 adjacentto each socket. The perforated upper ends of the legs 29 are located in the sockets 32 so that their perforations are in alignment with the perforations in the ears 33, and pins or bolts 34E are passed into these aligned perforations, and are properly secured therein. In this manner the legs of the tripod are securely hinged or pivotally connected to the head of the tripod, so that said legs may be folded into closed relation when the tent is to be packed, or` properly adjusted while the tent is in use.

The pole 15 makes a tightjoint with the central aperture 8 of the metallic cap.

35 indicates openings for ventilation, formed preferably one upon opposite sides of the tent closely adjacent the metallic cap 5.

These openings are cutthrough the material of which the tent is composed, and are pref-` erably rectangular. These openings are normally covered by means of flexible valves 36 which have their upper edges securely stitched or otherwise fixed to the exterior of the tent just above the upper edges of the openings 7 so that their lower edges will be free. These valves are controlled from the interiors of the tents by means of suitable ropes or cords now to be described. The valves are of suiiicient size to completely cover and overlap said openings, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. As the devices for controlling each valve are identical I will limit my description to a single set of same. j n

1,0-37 indicate a wire cable or chain engaging an opening 9 in the cap 5 so that one of its ends is located upon the exteriorof the tent and is connected to the outer surface ol' one of the valves 36 at a point considerably below the upper end of said valve. i This cable or chain may be secured to the valve by means of stitches or in any `known manner.

The opposite'end of this cable or chain depends within the tent and is connectedto a cord or rope 38 which extends downward within convenient reach of the occupantof the tent and is held adjacent the side of the tent thereat by means of a ring or similar device 39. This ring or devicev 39 is secured to the interior of the tent in any known manner. In passing through the ring or the device 39 the cord or rope 3S is extended upward and is connected to another ring or device 40. Two short vropes or cords 41 have their lower ends connected to the rope or cord 3S within the tent and their upward portions extending upward. and out of the tent through apertures or holes 4:2' and have their upper ends connected to one of the valves 36. The cords or ropes 4:1 are preferably connected to the extreme lower end of the valve, so that said valve may be stretched tightly over the opening which it covers during use.

The operation is as follows: In setting the tent the parts are placed in the positions hereinbefore described. The tent may be stretched tighter at any time without going outside thereof, by simply moving the lower ends of the legs 29 of the tripod inward a suitable distance thereby forcing the pole upward and stretching the tent. In taking down the tent the stove 16 is first removed, by sliding upward the loose piece of pipe 28 into the lower section 17 of the pole until it is disengaged from the stove, and then the legs 29 are removed from the ground and folded upward, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, until they lie alongside of the lower section of the pole, in' which position they occupy very little space. The manner ot' separating the other portions of the device is apparent and need not be described. When ventilation is desired, the cords or ropes 38 are pulled, thereby causing them to move in the holes or IOO IIO

apertures`9 in the metallic cap, and remove the valves 36 from the opening 35 as shown in Fig. 4. When it is desired to close the Ventilating openings, the cords or ropes 38 are pulled upon, at a point above the rings or devices 39, thereby exerting-a corresponding pull upon the short ropes or cords 41, causing them to move in the openings 42 in the tent, and pull the valves 36 downward and stretch the same tightly upon the exterior of the tenty over the said openings 35, as shown in Figsl and -3. The products of combustion from the stove 16 pass upward thro ugh the tubular pole and make their exit though the spark arrester 18, and any sparks being arrested by the reticulated sheet of material 19 stretched across the upper portion of said spark arrester, and

falling into the annularspace'22 surround.

ing the pipe 2l maybe removed from time to time in the manner-hereinbefore Stated. The sheet of asbestus paper 14 thoroughly protects the adjacent parts of the tent from the f heat of the combined pole and pipe. The legs 29 of the tripod are preferably made of common gas pipe with the eyes 30 and the feet 3l applied thereto in any known manner. By making them tubular in this manner they will have ample strength and yet be quite light.

I am aware that a combined stove pipe and tent pole is not broadly new, and L'therefore,

make no claim to such when used alone.

What I claim is-l- 1. The improved tent constructed with a crown-piece or cap 5, made. up of two separate metallic plates 6 and 7 each having acentral aperture 8 and downwardly extending marginal flanges 1 1,one of said plates being of less diameter than the otherand located within the same, said anges being secured together and the edge of the tent material clamped between the same, substantially as herein specified.

2. In a tent, a metallic crown piece or cap 'constructed with`a central perforation and having the edge of the usual tent material riveted thereto, acoverin g of asbestus or tire proof material placed upon the interior of the tent adjacent said metallic crown piece or cap, and a tubular pipe arranged to engage the perforations in said crown piece or cap and carry off the products of combustion from the stove located within the tent-,substantially as herein speciied.

3. In a tent, a metallic crown piece or cap constructed with a central perforation and, having the edge of the usual tent material riveted thereto, a cover of asbestus or fireA proof material placed upon both the interior and exterior v of the tent adjacent said metallic crown piece or cap, and a tubular pipe arranged to engage the perforation in said crown piece or cap and carry off the products of combustion from a stove located within the tent, substantially as herein specified.

l4. A combined metallic tent pole and stove pipe constructed to carry off the products of combustion and support the tent, in combination with the spark arrester 18 having its upper en-d open and of greater diameter than the diameter of said pole, a wire netting 19 secured across the upper end of saidspark arrester, the marginal edge of said netting engaging holes 2O in the wall kof said spark arrester adjacent its upper end, the body of the spark arrester tapering downward, a short pipe 21 fixed within the spark arrester lwith its upper end projecting free therein a distance above the lower endthereof and forming within the spark arrester an annular space 22 surrounding said pipe 21, the upper end of said tubular pole'projecting a distance within the pipe 21, substantially as herein specified.

A5. In a tent, the improved tent constructed with a metallic crown piece` or cap 5 having an aperture 9 therein and connected to the tent material, a fire proof cover 14 `of asbestus, or likeI material, located adjacent said crown piece, said tent material and said re proof covering having a'ventilating opening 35 formed therein adjacent the said metallic cap, a valve 36 having its upper edge secured to the tent above the upper edge of said opening with its lower edge free, means passing through they opening in said metallic cap and engaging said valve for removing same from said opening, and means which engage said valve and pass to the interior of the tent for stretching said valve over said opening, substantially as herein specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS MOORE.

Witnesses: v

EDWARD A. GAY, lLUsHuR S. GAY. 

